I have one of those, it still works and believe it or not only has the 
second or maybe third set of batteries ever in it. I'm not sure if it's the 
second batteries or the first, but I use it too. that's incredible and 
borderline impossible.
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From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: amazing technology


>I have one, it's the el-640.  Mine doesn't work any more.
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> From: "Bill Deatherage" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 10:33 AM
> Subject: Re: amazing technology
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>
>> Hi Mark and list   members,
>> I was in the vending stand program for a short while.  that is wen I 
>> first
>> was introduced to the talking calculater That was back in the 70's.  Does
>> any one remember t he sharp talking calculater clocks?  They had a
>> calander
>> function that if you put in a different date it would tell you what day
>> that
>> occurred on.  for example I put August 28 1955 my birthday  and found out
>> that I was born on a Sunday.  I still have that sharp talking calculater
>> clock.
>> Bill Deatherage
>>